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FKF receives funds to launch Fragile Kids Partner Program

The Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare announced today that it has awarded a $35,000 grant to Fragile Kids Foundation, Inc. (FKF), a nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, Ga.

12 Feb 2010

Medicaid and other state programs face questions about fraud, other difficulties

The state's Medicaid Fraud Division said two state agencies, the Health Department and Human Services Department that administer the Medicaid program, "'filtered' and 'sanitized' information and documents requested by investigators, hindering numerous investigations." The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wil investigate the allegations (Furlow, 2/10).

12 Feb 2010

Cyanotech announces fiscal 2010 third quarter results

Cyanotech Corporation, a world leader in microalgae-based, high-value nutrition and health products, today announced financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010, ended December 31, 2009.

12 Feb 2010

MacSpeech Scribe Medical add-on component released

MacSpeech, Inc. today announced MacSpeech Scribe Medical, an add-on component that incorporates the world's most advanced personal transcription for the Macintosh with MacSpeech Dictate Medical, the medical professional's speech recognition solution for the Macintosh.

12 Feb 2010

Akron General Health System and McKesson announce strategic agreement to enhance patient care

Akron General Health System and McKesson today announced a strategic agreement that expands the hospital’s ongoing initiative to boost patient safety, improve quality and enhance care coordination among healthcare providers in northeast Ohio.

12 Feb 2010

Gregg ready for 'dialogue' on health reform, Pelosi ready for reconciliation fight

Politico: "Is [Sen.] Judd Gregg [R- N.H.] a tease or a real potential partner for President Barack Obama in trying to salvage some health care reform in this Congress? ... [T]he New Hampshire conservative brings both a proven ability to swing Republican votes and a background in health care and deficit issues. In a letter to Obama released late Tuesday, Gregg welcomed the [Feb. 25] meeting as a chance for 'constructive dialogue'" and he told Politico he is "open to specific deficit-reduction and cost-containment steps that could be taken to win Republicans' support for health reform," though he has rejected the president's proposals.

12 Feb 2010

iTech Medical signs manufacturing agreement with Thought Technology for MPR technology

iTech Medical, an information technology company, announced today that it has signed an exclusive, three-year manufacturing agreement with Thought Technology Ltd. of Montreal, Quebec for the Company’s proprietary Muscle Pattern Recognition (MPR) technology.

12 Feb 2010

Corey McPherson Nash, Biogen Idec team up to create new website for life science community

Corey McPherson Nash (www.corey.com), a leading national branding and design firm, recently partnered with Biogen Idec to create a new Web site design for the life sciences company.

12 Feb 2010

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 results announced by Quidel

Quidel Corporation, a leading provider of rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

12 Feb 2010

COBRA extension included in newly unveiled Senate jobs bill

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D- Mont., and ranking Republican Charles Grassley, R- Iowa, this morning jointly unveiled a draft of the chamber's jobs bill, "vowing to maintain the 'bipartisan character' of their negotiations going forward," The Washington Post 44 reports. "The $85 billion package ... is the first in what Democratic leaders say will be a series of job-creation measures the Senate will address in 2010."

11 Feb 2010

IASIS Healthcare reports solid revenue and EBITDA growth for fiscal first-quarter

IASIS Healthcare® LLC today announced financial and operating results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009.

11 Feb 2010

British rhubarb could be a potential source of anti-cancer agent

Eating rhubarb baked in a crumble is not only tasty it may also be the best way to take advantage of its health benefits, and could lead to the development of new cancer treatments.

From Sheffield Hallam University 11 Feb 2010

Amicus Therapeutics presents additional data from Amigal Phase 2 extension study for Fabry disease

Amicus Therapeutics announced today additional positive preliminary data from its ongoing Phase 2 extension study of its investigational drug Amigal™ (migalastat HCl) for Fabry disease at the Lysosomal Disease Network WORLD Symposium in Miami, Florida.

11 Feb 2010

Health companies criticized for deceptive marketing while Anthem rate hikes continue to draw attention

"Minnesota's attorney general on Wednesday sued two Texas companies she said falsely represented their discounted health care plans as medical insurance to thousands of customers," The Associated Press/Washington Post report.

11 Feb 2010

Critical phases of brain development may be mistimed in autistic patients, says study

Research into Fragile X Syndrome - a genetic condition that is the leading known cause of autism - has discovered that critical phases in the brain's development may be mistimed in people with the condition.

11 Feb 2010

WellPoint defends 39% premium hike in letter to Sebelius

The Associated Press/Washington Post: WellPoint, the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross "is blaming the Great Recession and rising medical costs for its planned 39 percent rate increase for some California customers of its Anthem Blue Cross plan. But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius isn't buying the explanation proffered in a letter delivered to her" today.

11 Feb 2010

Emory-UGA IPIRC to host symposium on H1N1 virus

The Emory - University of Georgia Influenza Pathogenesis and Immunology Research Center will host a symposium April 18 - 20 at the Emory Conference Center featuring an international roster of speakers.

11 Feb 2010

PARI Pharma commences enrollment in L-CsA Phase 2b efficacy study

PARI Pharma has enrolled the first patient in its Phase 2b clinical trial studying inhaled liposomal cyclosporine A (L-CsA) delivered via a customized Investigational eFlow Nebulizer System. The multinational study is investigating the safety and efficacy of PARI's L-CsA formulation. In previous clinical trials, reactions from physicians and lung transplant recipients to PARI's drug-device combination were encouraging.

11 Feb 2010

Eating chocolates may lower stroke risk, but more research is needed

Eating chocolate may lower your risk of having a stroke, according to an analysis of available research that will be released today and presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010. Another study found that eating chocolate may lower the risk of death after suffering a stroke.

11 Feb 2010

Decline in breast cancer rates linked to race, ethnicity and economic background

Breast cancer rates are declining, but some groups have seen a more significant decline than others, with race, ethnicity and economic background playing a part.

11 Feb 2010

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FKF receives funds to launch Fragile Kids Partner Program

Medicaid and other state programs face questions about fraud, other difficulties

Cyanotech announces fiscal 2010 third quarter results

MacSpeech Scribe Medical add-on component released

Akron General Health System and McKesson announce strategic agreement to enhance patient care

Gregg ready for 'dialogue' on health reform, Pelosi ready for reconciliation fight

iTech Medical signs manufacturing agreement with Thought Technology for MPR technology

Corey McPherson Nash, Biogen Idec team up to create new website for life science community

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 results announced by Quidel

COBRA extension included in newly unveiled Senate jobs bill

IASIS Healthcare reports solid revenue and EBITDA growth for fiscal first-quarter

British rhubarb could be a potential source of anti-cancer agent

Amicus Therapeutics presents additional data from Amigal Phase 2 extension study for Fabry disease

Health companies criticized for deceptive marketing while Anthem rate hikes continue to draw attention

Critical phases of brain development may be mistimed in autistic patients, says study

WellPoint defends 39% premium hike in letter to Sebelius

Emory-UGA IPIRC to host symposium on H1N1 virus

PARI Pharma commences enrollment in L-CsA Phase 2b efficacy study

Eating chocolates may lower stroke risk, but more research is needed

Decline in breast cancer rates linked to race, ethnicity and economic background

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